The 27-year-old has fallen off since his strong debut with the Twins in September of 2013. He spent most of the 2016 campaign at Triple-A Colorado Springs where he slashed .308/.362/.517 with 11 homers and 51 RBI in 315 plate appearances. Sun, Dec 25, 2016 06:39:00 PM

He's no longer on the 40-man roster. Pinto looked like an interesting catching prospect not long ago but will be 28 on Opening Day next year and has been unable to establish himself in the majors. Mon, Nov 7, 2016 04:26:00 PM

Pinto batted .308/.362/.517 with 11 home runs and 51 RBI over 86 games in Triple-A this season. The 27-year-old will provide some depth behind the plate and at first base. Tue, Sep 20, 2016 03:10:00 PM

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This is the second stadium name change of the MLB offseason, as the Mariners switched the name of their building from Safeco Field to T-Mobile Park in an announcement last month. Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle reports that the Giants' new naming rights deal with Oracle, a technology company based in the Bay Area, is for 20 years and could be worth $300 million to $350 million. The change is effective immediately.

Ryder Jones will also undergo a cleanup of tendinitis in his left knee on Wednesday.

It was already announced that the 24-year-old infielder needs surgery to repair his discloated left kneecap. Jones is obviously done for the season, but he hopes to resume baseball activities by the end of December and could be ready for the start of spring training next February.

Cueto just had the procedure in August, so if he were a younger pitcher, he'd almost surely be ruled out for 2019. Cueto, though, might be allowed to come back and throw some innings for the Giants in the final month of the year, provided that his rehab goes smoothly.

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